THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE
SOUTH AMERICA
T HE August number of this Maga
zine will be devoted principally to
South America, in view of the attention
directed to that region by the Pan-Amer
ican Conference at Rio Janeiro during
August and September. A map of the
continent, 12 by 18 inches and in 6 colors,
will be published; the contents include
"South America 50 Years Hence," by Mr
Charles M. Pepper, author of "Panama
to Patagonia;" "The Niagara of South
America-the Falls of Iguazu," by Mrs
Robinson Wright, author of "The New
Brazil;" "The Republic of Chile;"
"Across the Peruvian Andes to the
Plain of the Amazon," by Prof. S. J.
Bailey, of Harvard College Observa
tory, who established the El Misti ob
servatory; "The Shattered Obelisk of
Mont Pelee," by Prof. Angelo Heilprin,
and other articles.
GROWTH OF FLORIDA
THE report of the census of Florida,
taken in 1905 and recently made
public, shows a population of 556,690, ex
cluding the counties of Dade, Escambia,
and Orange, the census of which is in
complete. This shows an increase over
1900oo of 15 per cent, a fairly rapid rate of
growth. Of the population, 56.5 per cent
are white and 43.5 per cent are negro,
showing a slight decrease in the propor
tion of negroes since 1900, when it was
43.7 per cent.
As in other states, the population of
cities and towns has increased more rap
idly than has the rural population. The
largest cities are Jacksonville, 35,301;
Tampa, 22,823, and Key West, 20,498.
Of these, Tampa has had a most phenom
enal growth, having increased nearly 50
per cent in the last five years.
H. G.
THE GOLDEN TROUT
THE finest trout in the world, says
Dr Barton W. Evermann, of the
Bureau of Fisheries, is to be found in a
little stream of the high Sierras in south
ern California, called Volcano Creek.
The trout is named the "golden trout;"
and in beauty of coloring, gameness, and
delicacy of flavor it has no equal. So far
as is known, it exists only in this stream,
which is about 20 miles in length. Presi
dent Roosevelt recently called the atten
tion of the Bureau of Fisheries to this
unique specimen, with the result that Dr
Evermann was sent to California to study
its habits and environment, and to see
whether it might not be introduced else
where. He reports that the trout is in
danger of extermination, and that fishing
in the stream must be prohibited by the
State of California for three years, if the
trout is to be saved. Dr Evermann has
also recommended that the Bureau of
Fisheries undertake the artificial propa
gation of the trout, and cooperate with
the State of California in transplanting it
to a number of barren streams that can be
easily reached. The trout has been named
Salmoni roosevelti, in honor of President
Roosevelt. The Bureau of Fisheries has
published a handsomely illustrated report
on the trout by Dr Evermann.
RESTOCKING OUR RIVERS AND
WATERS WITH FISH
THE popularity of the government's
efforts through its Bureau of
Fisheries to maintain the supply of na
tive fishes and to stock barren or de
pleted waters is yearly increasing. By
delivering fish at the nearest railway
station free of charge to applicants and
rendering assistance in various other
ways, the Bureau encourages the utili
zation of private and interstate waters.
The great commercial fishes are for the
most part planted by the Bureau's em
ployees directly in public waters.
The regular fish-cultural work of the
Bureau is now addressed to about fifty
different species, while a number of
others are handled from time to time,
and new fishes are yearly added to the
list of those cultivated. The list in
cludes the principal food and game
fishes in all parts of the country, and so
comprehensive have the operations be
come that few economically important
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